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President of Malta visit toAustralia now confirmed

The Voice of the Maltese can now officially confirmthe news that it exclusively reported in Issue No.128 a month ago, that the President of Malta,

H.E. Marie Louise Coleiro Preca will be visiting Aus-tralia next month. She would first be delivering theopening address at the Inaugural SWAPv Conference -July 13-15 – at the Flinders University Tonsley campusin Adelaide, and later also visit the Maltese communi-ties of NSW – July 16-17 – and Melbourne – July 18-19.The SWAPv inaugural conference titled Enhancing

child and adolescent well-being and preventing vio-lence in school and early childhood settings is beingorganised by the University, in partnership withFlinders Educational Futures Research Institute, Officeof Indigenous Strategy & Engagement, TheWellbeing and Resilience Centre(SAHMRI), headspace, Relation-ships Australia (SA), FlindersUniversity is commemorat-ing its 50th anniversary.The event be bring to-

gether national and inter-national researchers in thefield of promoting student wellbeing, positive mentalhealth, preventing violence and aggression, bullyingand cyber bullying, and other related fields. Importantfoci include Indigenous conceptions and understand-ings of wellbeing and violence prevention and a focuson youth voice involving members of headspace.Asked to comment about her visit, the President told

The Voice of the Maltese that she is so looking forwardto her visit among the Maltese in Australia.“I look forward with enthusiasm to my visit and to

meet with our brothers and sisters, and their familiesliving there. So many Maltese and Gozitans havemade Australia their home, yet they are still an inte-gral part of our nation.” H.E. went on to say that during her stay she wishes to

meet with the Maltese Community wherever she willvisit, and to meet with the Maltese Associations there.She pointed out in particular, that she wishes to meetyoung people, descendents of Maltese, in order to dis-cuss with them their aspirations for themselves and forthe country of their fathers. In her a message to the Maltese living in Australia, she

said: ‘As your President, I am proud of all of you, and ofyour achievements and successes. My visit among youwill strengthen the bond that exists between the Mal-tese, whether living in Australia, or living in Malta,sharing common history, culture and values.”

The President has been consistently trying to drivehome these messages to the Maltese living abroad andin another message she sent earlier on the occasionmarking the Sette Giugno (June 7) commemoration atCivic Park Pendle Hill NSW. that was cancelled due toinclement weather, she called on the Maltese to con-tinue to be good ambassadors for Malta, to retain thestrong links between Australia and Malta and to pass

on to their children and grandchildren their lovefor Malta.In that message she also expressed her satisfaction

that such an important milestone in Malta's develop-ment towards nationhood continues to be commemo-rated outside of Malta and that the patriotic feelingsexpressed by Maltese in on June 7, 1919, demon-strated how strong was the desire for Malta to be free,to follow its own destiny and to proclaim its uniqueidentity.

She added that from this milestone of Sette Giugno,“Malta moved towards self-government in 1921, its ownnational anthem in 1922, independence in 1964, becom-ing a Republic in 1974, the departure of the last Britishsoldier in 1979 and joining the European Union in 2004.”Meanwhile, at the SWAPv inaugural conference, H.E.

Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca will be in the company ofProfessor Carmel Cefai, (Director, Centre for Resilienceand Socio-Emotional Health, and Head of the Depart-ment of Psychology, and Associate Professor MaltaUniversity). He will be a keynote speaker.Mr. Chris Tanti, of Maltese descent, an experienced

clinician and health executive and currently CEO ofheadspace, that was founded in 2006 to help strug-gling young people find someone else to talk to is an-other keynote speaker. Others speakers include Professor Catherine Blaya (The

University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France).Mr Agio Pereira (Minister of State and of the Presidency

of the Council of Ministers, Timor-Leste).Mr David Kelly (SAHMRI Resilience & Wellbeing Cen-

tre, Adelaide), Dr Jamie Lee, (Principal Researcher, Rela-tionships Australia, South Australia, and Dr John Halsey(Professor of Rural Education and Communities, Schoolof Education, Flinders University).The programme at the conference that links research

with translation, dissemination and implementation,comprises more than 50 papers, posters, round tablediscussions, workshops and symposia.

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One of the commitments I madeto myself when I took up therole of President of the Folk Fed-

eration was, regardless of the contro-versy that this may generate, to attemptto open a dialogue on diversity andwhy it is of importance to us not onlywithin this State but nationally.

I think the issue is far beyond one ofmusic and dance presentation. I sin-cerely believe it to be about nationalpolitics and about the national psyche.

It’s no secret that I have tended in thepast to be a rather strident critic ofevents, and in particular festivals, whereI believed diversity was being reducedand a disproportionate exposure tomusic that could be roughly defined asAnglo/Celtic was, in fact, increasing tothe detriment of other genres.

I have, on numerous occasions, dis-cussed the reasons behind this lack ofdiversity and they are valid to an ex-tent. However, I must also say that, re-gardless of the points discussed duringthese conversations, my discomfortcontinued and in fact amplified andcontributed to my decision to write thisas my ‘President’s report’.

This is intended as a discussion pointand not as a point of attack and I sin-cerely hope that the readership sees itthis way. The final precipitating event that drove

me to write on this topic was a talk I at-tended recently given by Paul Keating.In that talk he raised the issue of the fail-ure of Australia to take on the mantle ofthe Republic, as I too believe it shouldhave, and its continuing deference andallegiance to the Crown and GreatBritain and this nation's ties to its legacy.

He referred to our 'horse and buggy'constitution. The Constitution beginswith the words: “Whereas the people ofNew South Wales, Victoria, South Aus-tralia, Queensland and Tasmania, hum-bly relying on the blessing of AlmightyGod, have agreed to unite in one indis-soluble Federal Commonwealth underthe Crown of the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland and under theConstitution hereby established.”The Flags Act of 1953 that also fixed in

law the design of the nation’s flag, wasto contain in the top left hand cornerthe Union Jack, and further strength-ened this nation’s allegiance to theCrown. This has now been further em-phasised by the Queen taking centrepanel on the new $5 note.

All of this is clearly understandableand acceptable given the historical con-nection that Australia has to the moth-erland. However, surely this thinkingis now somewhat out-dated and Aus-tralia has moved far beyond this unilat-

eral connectionto the mother-land alone.

This changehas been de-manded by atleast a couple offacts: that wehave close to200 immigrantcultures here inAustralia, and300 Indigenousl a n g u a g egroups. Beyond these substantial andimpressive figures, this nation hasclearly demonstrated the remarkable ca-pacity to not only tolerate but to embracethose cultures that emerge from back-grounds so significantly different to thatwhich is the nation’s ‘dominant’ culture. This embracing of these other cultures

has resulted in both a deep apprecia-tion amongst many Australians of thegifts that they bring and a new phe-nomenon, the merging with these cul-tures in the expression of a culture thatis uniquely Australian.

This clearly demonstrates a willing-ness to first accept these other culturesinto our own and then join with themto produce things of beauty that aregreater than the mere sum of the parts.This is my reasoning behind my de-em-phasis of the term ‘multi-cultural’ or‘multi-ethnic’ and my pushing of theterm ‘transcultural’.

It is this transculturalism that reflectsthe true diversity of this nation. It iswhat we do when we take people in andthen become, with them, members of abroader and more diverse society andcelebrate both their gifts and our unity.

It is also what tends to diminish whenwe are exposed to a culture of fear ofothers from non-English speaking coun-tries and a reactionary drive to close ourborders in the way that we have, and es-pecially in relation to asylum seekersand refugees. Even though some wouldconsider this to be a ‘long bow’ I do be-lieve that these are all related.

At the National Folk Festival, for ex-ample, this embracing of transcultural-ism was so clearly demonstrated by thestanding ovation that a wonderful andappreciative audience gave to Horseand Wood at the Trocadero, the tran-scultural act with which I performed asa guest. This response gave a clear in-dication that, while there needs to be aclear emphasis given to presentationsthat reflect the dominant language ofthis nation, there is also a hunger forrepresentation of other things.

It is this ‘crossing of boundaries’which I believe to be a truly Australiancharacteristic. It does not singularly de-fine the term ‘Australian’ because toclaim that it does would also negate themany other reflections that exist of thisnotion and nation. ‘Australiana’ has tobe a reflection of many elements of thisnation’s history both past and in its cur-rent formation of what will be regardedas history in the future.

The clear dominance of the defininglanguage group certainly needs to re-main. However, the beauty of what wedo when we all get together as a nationof people from such an enormous rangeof backgrounds is the foreground of ournational character. It is what defines us.It is what we are extremely good at, per-haps best at, in the global politic.

Transculturalism of our music anddance has always been one of our excep-tional capacities. In fact we express thisnot only in merging with our brothersand sisters who come from non-Englishspeaking backgrounds but we have alsodone it with respect to our English,Celtic and Gaelic brothers and sisters. We have crossed these boundaries with

them too and we play stunning deriva-tions and representations of what theygave many of our musicians as legacy.Very little of what Australians play asfolk music in this country can ever be re-garded as purely that of its source. It isAustralian music and I believe stronglythat it needs to be represented as suchwith respect to the source.

To conclude, I believe that any eventhere in Australia, while perhaps not‘beholden’ to take on any act or genreof acts, may in fact have a responsibilityto, wherever possible, reflect the demo-graphic makeup of this nation. I believeit goes far beyond mere economics. Itgoes to the very heart of what this na-tion is, what it ought to be and what itneeds to avoid being. Every element of folk music and dance

carries with it a political message. Theemphases carried may not only reflecta national psyche, but may also drive it.I wonder whether that thought alonemay require us to think deeply aboutthe challenge of bringing about a rea-sonable representation of national di-versity in our events.I write about this as current President

of the Folk Federation in the hope thatyou, the reader, take these comments asanalytical rather than critical, as seek-ing a solution to a challenge rather thanmerely a hollow criticism. These are myviews that I bring into this position andnot necessarily the views of the com-mittee of the Federation or individualcommittee members.

The value of diversityThe value of diversityin music and dancein music and dance

by AndyBusuttil

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Why the Maltese islands havea special place in my heart by

BrittanyCordina

The things I could say about Malta,I could be here for days! A smalllittle country that doesn’t make an

impact on a map has the biggest placein my heart. I am proud to have Mal-tese heritage and proud to say thatMalta is the country where my grand-parents are from.

The first time I visited Malta was inthe summer of 2013. The only reason Iembarked on this travel was due to thetragic loss in my family the month be-fore. I was happy to completely losemyself in Malta; that is exactly what Idid. I had travelled for two weeks be-fore I arrived in Malta. My stay wasonly for a week but it proved that aweek is not long enough for the glori-ous Maltese islands.

I remember walking out of customsand greeted by my family members atthe gate filled with happiness and ex-citement. We set off for home. I was inawe. I had my head out the window ofthe car most of our drive taking ineverything my greedy eyes were see-ing.

We reached Cirkewwa and set off for

Gozo. You can still ask me to this day,which do I prefer, Malta or Gozo? I willsay Gozo any time, because for me,now it’s like home.

Throughout that week I was takeneverywhere that I could imagine. I sawall the magnificent sites Malta andGozo have to offer.

I spent my days all over the Malteseislands but began to fall in love with aspecial place in San Lawrenz, Dwejra,in Gozo.

I spent my sunsets at Dwejra, watch-ing the sun disappear off into theocean. I also managed to fall in lovewith one of the forgotten little islandsamongst them all, Kemmuna. Itsbeauty is out of this world.

After this trip I went home dreamingof Malta and spreading my excitementand passion. I managed to convince mybeautiful Nanna to make a trip to Maltaafter not returning for the last 40 years.Being there with her was an experiencein itself. Losing my mother when I was young,

I was raised by my Dad and my Nannaand Nannu. Travelling to Malta with

Nanna was like taking a trip with myMother. We explored the country together and

shared these moments that I will neverforget. When I was a little girl shewould always tell me stories aboutMalta and how life was when she wasyoung. To finally be there with her andhear the stories and see the places wasmagical. I then became a part of a group of peo-

ple who shared the same passion andexcitement for everything Malta as Idid. We all embarked on this journeytogether and explored.

I travelled around with these friendsand we had the greatest times withsome funny memories: Memories ofthe Maltese living abroad convention,family dinners, day trips, endlessnights in Paceville and simply walkingthe beautiful streets of our motherland.

Three years on, I have now travelledto Malta six times and every time is asgood as the last, if not better. Each timewas special for me as they weren’t allthe same.I can’t wait for my next trip.

Brittany proudly shares anemotional moment withher “Nanna” at the AzureWindow at Dwejra in Gozo


Ìunju huwa xahar sabi˙ lijag˙ti bidu lill-ista©un tas-sajf(li fil-fatt jibda llum fil-21) f’-pajjiΩna ….. xahar li jressaqna

lejn ix-xtut u l-bajjiet tag˙na, li j˙ajjarnag˙al xi BBQ u dak li jifta˙ l-ista©un tal-festi tant popolari fil-gΩejjer Maltin.Dan huwa wkoll ix-xahar li jdewwaqnamill-benna tal-frotta Maltija.

B˙al ˙afna jien norbot dan ix-xaharma’ dak li ˙allewlna l-Kavallieri tul il-˙akma tag˙hom f’pajjiΩna, fosthom iΩ-Ωew© festi folkoristiçi marbutin ma’Ìunju, ji©ifieri l-festa ta’ San Ìwann il-Battista il-Patrun tal-Kavallieri (24 ta’Ìunju), u l-famuΩafesta tal-Imnarja, il-festa tal-AppostliSan Pietru u SanPawl (29 ta’ Ìunju).

Il-festa tal-Imnarjag˙adha ˙ajja u ti©iffeste©jata l-aktar fir-Rabat, fil-Buskett u l-Imdina, filwaqt li dikta’ San Ìwann g˙od-dha sparixxiet mill-kalendarju.

Niftakar Ωmien me-ta l-Kumitat tal-Folk-lor kien xtaq jag˙tihal-˙ajja mill-©did ug˙aldaqstant kienorganizza xi attivita-jiet fil-Barrakka ta’Fuq u quddiem il-Konkatidral ta’ SanÌwann.

IΩda mal-mewt ta’Dr. Ìor© MifsudChircop li kien wie˙-ed mill-organizzatur, mietet ukoll din il-festa folkoristika Maltija li l-Maltin ta’dari kienu tant jg˙oΩΩuha ˙afna. Ta’ min wie˙ed i˙ares sewwa lejn din

il-festa antika Maltija mill-©did u jer©a’jdewwaqna l-ispettaklu tal-˙u©©ie©a uΩ-Ωfin madwarha. Wara kollox, f’pajjiΩibarranin dawn il-festi folkloristiçi jqaj-muhom qeg˙din u jag˙mluhom ‘tieqa’ta’ prodott turistiku f’pajjiΩhom.

Hawn se nitratta l-aktar dwar il-muΩika marbuta mal-folklor jewdrawwiet Maltin, u nibda biex insemmil-g˙ana Malti, li l-aktar li jispikka f’danix-xahar ta’ Ìunju. Ma nistax ma nsem-mix lil Manuel Cilia, Ûebbu©i u wie˙edmill-aqwa g˙annejja tal-img˙oddi, likien anke rre©istra ˙afna mill-g˙anatieg˙u fuq diski.Insellem ukoll lil sie˙bi l-Budaj (Frans

Baldacchino), g˙annej u poeta tal-poplu, li wkoll ˙alliena. Il-Budaj g˙ollal-g˙ana Malti fuq pedestall g˙oli kemmf’Malta u barra. Niftakar li darba f’Mar-silja, fi Franza, il-Budaj kien g˙anna bil-

Malti, filwaqt li l-kompoΩitur MaltiCharles Camilleri kien jag˙ti t-tifsira ujispjega lil dawk preΩenti dwar l-g˙anaMalti. Il-Budaj tg˙idx kemm kien qala’çapçip u ntg˙o©ob. Qed ng˙id dang˙ax kont preΩenti. Tbella˙t nara l-FrançiΩi japprezzaw l-g˙ana Malti.

La semmejt lil Charles Camillerinfakkar meta introduça f’pajjiΩna l-fa-muΩa ‘Malta Suite’ tieg˙u li llum saretsinonima mal-muΩika serja Maltija. Camilleri kien jintroduçi din il-muΩika

mal-Orkestra tat-Teatru Manoel li dakiΩ-Ωmien b˙ala direttur kellha lis-Sur-mast Joseph Sammut. Kien lejn l-a˙˙artas-snin sittin meta Charles Camilleri˙asad lil kul˙add g˙aliex dak iΩ-Ωmienil-popolarità tieg˙u kienet aktar mar-buta mal-fatt li kien akkordjonista tajjebmilli kompoΩitur.

Kien g˙ix g˙al Ωmien il-Kanada uhemm t˙abbeb sewwa mal-andamenttal-kitba tal-kompoΩizzjoni muΩikali.Meta ©ie Malta ©ab mieg˙u il-‘MaltaSuite’ flimkien ma’ ˙sibijiet u ideat

©odda fil-kompoΩizzjonimuΩikali.

Malli Charles Camilleririfes mill-©did arttwelidu beda jindiehes ujibni l-kuntatti mal-midjau x-xog˙lijiet muΩikalitieg˙u bdew isiru aktarmag˙rufa.

Jiena b˙ala xandarng˙id li qatt ma kienetproblema biex itini xi in-tervista. Niftakarni nit-kellem mieg˙u dwar dinil-‘Malta Suite’, li g˙aldak iΩ-Ωmien kienet©dida. Kien qalli li l-muΩika folkloristika ta’pajjiΩna kien i˙ossha l-aktar meta kien ikun-bog˙od minn art twe-lidu, Malta

Charles kien qalli li fil-fatt kien dan li nebb˙u.G˙aldaqstant l-g˙eruqta’ din il-kompoΩizzjonimuΩikali tieg˙u humamwa˙˙lin mal-muΩika

folkloristika ta’ pajjiΩna li jidhru fil-‘Malta Suite’. Niftakru jg˙idli li g˙at-tielet moviment tas-suite muΩikalitieg˙u, in-Nocturne, jag˙mel uΩu minng˙annej g˙addej bl-g˙ana Malti fil-©onna tal-Buskett lejlet l-Imnarja.

L-ewwel intervisti tieg˙i ma’ CharlesCamilleri, bniedem li kellu karattru liji©bdek, tefg˙uni f’polemika mas-Sur-mast Carmelo Pace li dak iΩ-Ωmien kienis-surmast tieg˙i tal-armonija muΩikali.Ir-ra©uni kienet li fl-intervisti Charles

Camilleri kien qal li kien l-ewwel kom-poΩitur Malti li g˙amel uΩu minnmuΩika folkloristika Maltija.

Carmelo Pace kien ˙a fastidju u darbaminnhom sibtu jistennieni g˙al-lezzjonimuΩikali m˙ejji sa snienu biex jg˙idli lifis-snin tletin hu kien di©a’ ikkompona l-Maltesina li fiha kien uΩa muΩika folk-loristika ta’ pajjiΩna. Qalli wkoll li f’dawkiΩ-Ωminijiet il-Maltesina kienet indaqqetminn banda tas-Servizzi IngliΩi.

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PeterPaulCiantar

ÌUNJU: Xahar marbut mad-drawwiet MaltinIl-Malta Suite ta’ Charles Camilleri

Il-mibki kompoΩiturCharles Camilleri, lijibqa’ msemmi fost kollox, g˙all-Malta Suit

The NSW Federation of CommunityLanguage Schools held its Annual Din-ner at the Cyprus Club in Stanmore in

the presence of over 400 representatives fromforty-four ethnic schools and organisations.A number of dignitaries and members of par-

liament also attended, with the Hon. JohnAjaka MLC, Minister for Multiculturalism asthe guest of honour. Mr Albert Vella OAM President of the Fed-

eration welcomed the attendees and encour-aged all present to keep on working hard. Hereminded all that over the last number of yearsthe Federation and the community languageschools in NSW have been recognised for thewonderful service they provide to the commu-nities of NSW and have a strong working re-lationship with the NSW Government as wellas with the Department of Education.The Hon. John Ajaka MLC and other digni-

taries delivered speeches during which theyencouraged all present to keep on workinghard and to continue with their good work.

Various schools entertained the participantsand looked very colourful in their traditionalcostumes as they presented folklore dancing. At this function Mary Pace-Feraud the Prin-

cipal of the school represented the MalteseLanguage School NSW. Mr Michael Christodoulou AM A/Executive

Officer was the MC for the night.Anybody wanting to learn Maltese is re-

quested to contact the Maltese LanguageSchool of NSW on 0433 091 788.


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NSW Federation of Community Language Schoolsholds well attended annual social gathering

Anthony Vella 1953-2016

We are saddened to announce the passingaway of Anthony Vella born in Malta on

12 August 1953, passed away on 2 June 2016,late of St Clair NSW at age 62. Tony was veryinvolved with Maltese community radio and alsoserved on the committee of the Parramatta MelitaEagles FC for many years, a former musician;Tony was the President of Our Lady Queen ofPeace Maltese Band from 1993-1997. May herest in peace.

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Charles Camilleri dam xi ftit makkore©a l-kumment tieg˙u imma maΩ-Ωmien beda jg˙id li l-muΩika folkloris-tika Maltija kienet tispirah fix-xog˙lijietmuΩikali tieg˙u, g˙ax wara kollox hukien Malti u g˙amel uΩu bis-s˙i˙minnha, iΩda qablu kien biss CarmeloPace li ˙addem il-muΩika Maltijaf’wa˙da mill-kompoΩizzjonijiet.

IΩda fil-fehma tieg˙i Carmelo Paceukoll ta kontribut kbir lill-festi folkloris-tiçi Maltin u l-famuΩa Imnarja tieg˙u -kompoΩizzjoni korali qasira iΩda mill-isba˙ - impressjonat mhux biss lill-Maltin iΩda wkoll lill-barranin u ©ietminn ta’ quddiem meta l-Kor Meliten-sis interpretaha f’kompetizzjoni koralif’Wales.

Irrid ng˙id li Pace g˙andu xog˙lijietkorali o˙ra sbie˙ b˙al ‘Lapsi’, ‘Ta˙t it-tieqa tal-Fanal’ u o˙rajn li fihom jag˙tistampa kkulurita lil dawn il-festi udrawwiet Maltin.

Wara li Charles Camil-leri introduça l-‘MaltaSuite’, kienu ˙afna l-kom-

poΩituri Maltin li rabtu l-˙sieb muΩikalitag˙hom mal-g˙eruq tal-muΩika Maltija.Camilleri nnifsu xtaq li jag˙mel xi ˙a©asimili f’kompoΩizzjonijiet o˙ra tieg˙u,iΩda na˙seb li l-‘Malta Suite’ tispikka utpaxxi bil-kbir il-qalb Maltija.

Sa˙ansitra l-barranin japprezzawha.Jekk wie˙ed i˙ares lejn l-uçu˙ tal-bar-ranin meta tkun qed tindaqq kom-poΩizzjoni ta’ Charles Camilleri jinnotakemm tog˙©obhom.

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Helen Mallia, from Geelong, Victoria writes:

Iwish to congratulate The Voice for beingthe first media to exclusively publish thenews of the visit, soon, by the President

of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca toAustralia where she would be able to meetwith the Maltese community that has beenlonging to greet her in our midst since herappointment.

Thanks to the Voice we manage to follow

most of Her Excellency’s contribution to theMaltese society in Malta and despite our dis-tance we have learned to appreciate what sheis doing in order to bring unity to the coun-try, that I am so sorry to say is showingcracks of political disunity.Though most of us have left our country of

birth many years ago, some perhaps forcedto, because of the political divide and lack ofwork opportunities, we still treasure all thatis Malta and we are saddened when we learnthat despite the fact that the island has be-come so successful in the international arena,there are still those, who for political or ul-terior motives try to belittle its achievements.President Coleiro-Preca’s efforts should be

appreciated by all of us and I really hope thatthe Maltese community in Australia willgive her the welcome she so deserves.

Maltese organisations that so readily cele-brate anything that is Maltese should be onthe forefront of this welcome. By the reac-tion of the Maltese-Australians I know, andfrom what I have already read in The Voicefrom readers of this magazine, I am sure theywill. Even the anticipation itself of the Pres-ident’s visit is generating a lot of excitement.

We are all so looking forward to this visit,therefore the Australian Maltese groupsshould do everything possible to enable thegreatest number of Maltese possible to meether.

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ta’ Malta dalwaqt se tag˙mel Ωjara fl-Aw-stralja qajjment mhux biss interess iΩda g˙aldarb’o˙ra stabbilit lil The Voice b˙ala l-le˙en tal-komunita` Maltija fl-Awstralja.

Ir-reazzjoni kienet qawwija u kul˙add in-duna kemm tassew jinqara dan il-magazine.Il-Maltin fl-Awstralja ma jg˙ixux biss bin-nostal©ija jew b’˙afna esa©erazzjonijiet ufta˙ir iΩda jridu jkunu nfurmati, edukati ufuq kollox iridu li jkollhom tarka li tidde-fendilhom id-drittijiet tag˙hom meta jin-qalg˙u l-problemi b˙al ma ©ara dan l-a˙˙ardwar il-pensjoni jew ix-xiri tal-propjeta` f’-Malta.

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G˙andi g˙ax nifhem li l-Imnarja hi bladubju l-akbar festa li ti©i ççellebrata mill-

Maltin fi NSW. Fil-pa©ni nteressanti tal-a˙barijiet tal-komu-

nita` fil-magazine The Voice of the Maltese in-nutajt tliet attivitajiet differenti minn tlietg˙aqdiet Maltin biex ifakkru din il-festa kbira.It-tlieta li huma fi spazju ta’ ftit jiem bejni-ethom. Viva San Pietru u San Pawl, ng˙id jien. Min

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PerspettivaA version of this series inEnglish may be found inthe author's blog at: http://ivancauchi.blogspot.com

Kien hemm diversi as-petti li kienu laqtunidwar is-sitwazzjonipolitika t'hawnhekk

(tal-Awstralja) meta rfist l-g˙at-ba ta' dan il-pajjiΩ meraviljuΩaktar minn g˙axar snin ilu. L-ewwelnett, kienet ironika li l-kap tal-pajjiΩ hija r-re©inaEliΩabbetta, fatt li mallewwel˙adni lura fiΩ-Ωmien, peress likont ©ej minn Malta fejn l-in-dipendenza mir-Renju Brittan-niku kienet ilha li ˙aditha˙amsin sena.Kont innutajt ukoll il-gvernijiet

statali u federali, li f'Malta bi statwie˙ed dan ma jeΩistix. Ukoll,hemm il-qasma fil-le©islattivbejn il-kamra tar-rappreΩentantiu dik tas-Senat, li teΩisti fil-livellfederali u l-istati kollha ˙liefQueensland.

Jien f'Malta kont nie˙u interessfil-politika tal-pajjiΩ, u ma nqastxli nag˙mel dan fl-Awstralja. Danjg˙odd ukoll g˙all-elezzjonjietdiversi li g˙addejt minnhom,kemm fil-livell lokali, statali ufederali.

Nista' ng˙id li fiΩ-Ωmien qasir li ilni l-Awstralja, l-elezzjoni Fed-erali ta' din is-sena tidher li hija l-iktar wa˙da interessanti g˙alija.L-ewwel ra©uni hi li g˙all-ewwel darba qed ikolli esperjenza tal-elezzjoni g˙all-membri kollha tas-Senat, mentri s-soltu ji©u elettibiss nofs il-membri tas-Senat.

Ra©uni o˙ra hi l-appo©© li dejjem jidher li qed jikber fil-partitiΩg˙ar u l-indipendenti min-na˙a tal-eletturi. Fl-elezzjoni tal-2013,kien hemm diversi kummenti dwar senaturi li ©ew eletti wara ling˙ataw inqas minn 1% tal-ewwel vot, u spiççaw telg˙u min˙abbapreferenzi tal-vot li ˙afna nies ma kinux jafu fejn se jispiççaw.

Il-gvern Liberali bidel ir-regolamenti, bl-g˙ajnuna tal-Partit tal-Óodor, bl-g˙ajta li r-riΩultat ikun iktar qrib tar-rieda tal-poplu.Mhux mistqarra kienet ir-rieda tal-koalizzjoni tal-Gvern li tonqosis-sitwazzjoni fejn l-a©enda parlamentari tieg˙u ti©i sfrattata mill-partiti Ω-Ωg˙ar u l-indipendenti. Bla dubju wkoll din kienet ir-ra©uni g˙aliex il-gvern iddeçieda li jxolji

s-Senat kollu, sabiex jer©a j˙allat il-karti, u jispera li jirriΩulta f'Senatiktar mane©©evoli (ji©ifieri b'inqas membri mhux tal-gvern). Imma fil-fatt, jista' jkun li l-gvern ta' Turnbull se jibqa’ b'xiber imnie˙er.Qg˙adt in˙ares ftit lejn l-istatistika elettorali ma˙ru©a mill-Parla-

ment Federali Awstraljan1, u ri©t ftit grafika biex nifhem a˙jar ix-xejriet f'dan il-qasam, li tistg˙u taraw ma' dan l-artiklu.

Óarist lejn l-elezzjonijiet mill-1983 sal-2013, kemm tas-Senat kifukoll tal-Kamra tar-RappreΩentanti. Ìbart ir-riΩultati tal-Partitiflimkien hekk: il-partit Laburista, Liberali, Liberali Nazzjonali, Naz-zjonali u Liberali tal-Kampanja (Country Liberals) mi©bura b˙alaPartiti Kbar (PK), u l-bqija nkluΩi l-indipendenti b˙ala Partiti Ωg˙ar(PÛ). Sibt diversi punti ta' interess.Bdejt bis-Senat, fejn l-iktar li jissemma l-impatt tal-PÛ. Jidher li dawn

g˙andhom appo©© konsiderevoli, li mill-1983 'l hawn kien dejjem iktarminn 13% tal-voti li jg˙oddu (formal votes), u fl-elezzjoni tal-a˙˙ar,fil-2013, din anke telg˙et g˙al 33%! Madankollu, il-persenta©© ta' Sen-aturi li tellg˙u kien dejjem inqas mill-voti li qalg˙u.Mill-banda l-o˙ra, il-PK kellhom is-sitwazzjoni l-opposta, ji©ifieri

li l-persenta©© ta' Senaturi li tellg˙u kien dejjem iktar mill-voti liqalg˙u. G˙alhekk, persenta©© pjuttost konsistenti ta' voti li

ng˙ataw lill-PÛ in˙lew. Dan il-persenta©© kien bejn 2-12%.

Fil-Kamra tar-RappreΩentanti,kellna storja simili, fejn il-PÛ de-jjem tellg˙u inqas si©©ijiet b˙alaproporzjon, u l-PK dejjem tel-lg˙u iktar. Li kien notevoli kienkemm kienu l-voti mo˙lija f'danil-Parlament: bejn 6-20%.Dan huwa g˙add enormi ta' voti

mo˙lija, u huwa r-riΩultat tas-sis-tema li tintuΩa fid-distretti tal-Kamra tar-RappreΩentanti, fejnikun hemm rebbie˙ wie˙ed (firstpast the post) f'kull distrett, sis-tema IngliΩa.

Hemm inqas ˙ela fis-Senatmin˙abba s-sistema proporzjonalifil-vot, b'iktar minn membruwie˙ed ji©i elett f’kull stat u ter-ritorju.

L-appo©© tal-PÛ fl-elezzjonijiettal-Kamra tar-RappreΩentanti de-jjem kien imdaqqas, anke sa 20%,u f'dawn l-a˙˙ar tliet elezzjonijietdejjem Ωdied, imma f'kull elez-zjoni dejjem kien inqas mill-appo©© fis-Senat b'bejn 3-12%.Dan ninterpretah b˙ala li ˙afna

eletturi li jappo©©jaw lill-PÛ jafu li l-voti mo˙lija huma g˙olja ˙afna,u g˙alhekk i˙ossuhom kostretti li jivvutaw lil xi kandidat ta' PK.

Din is-sistema hija fil-fehma tieg˙i travestija tad-demokrazija.Óafna mill-PK jg˙idu li huwa a˙jar hekk g˙all-istabbiltà politika,imma mhux hekk jaqblilhom jg˙idu? Is-sistema b˙alissa tiv-vanta©©ja lill-kbir, u l-kbar m'g˙andhom ebda interess li jnaqqsul-influenza tag˙hom stess.Iktar kmieni dan ix-xahar, il-partiti Liberali u Laburisti ˙abbru li se

jag˙tu preferenzi lil xulxin, sabiex jnaqqsu l-possibiltà li l-Partit tal-Óodor itellg˙u membri tal-parlament fil-Kamra tar-RappreΩentanti. Jidher çar li din hija preokkupazzjoni kbira tal-PK, li qed jibΩg˙u

mill-PÛ u o˙rajn indipendenti. L-Awstralja, g˙alkemm iΩolata©eografikament, mhix iΩolata mix-xejra globali fejn in-nies xebg˙usal-ponta ta' mne˙irhom mill-partiti tradizzjonali, li ma j˙ossuhomxjirrappreΩentawhom iktar, u lesti li jippruvaw il-©did anke jekk danfih ir-riskji tieg˙u.Jien l-istabbiltà na˙seb li hi importanti, imma ma jidhirlix li l-PÛ

neçessarjament iwassal g˙al nuqqas tag˙ha. Irrid ng˙id ukoll lig˙alija hu iktar importanti li jkollok deçiΩjonijiet li jittie˙du li jkunuta' fejda g˙all-poplu kollu minflok g˙all-ftit ipprivile©©jati, millijkollok stabbiltà.F'dan il-pajjiΩ, jidher li ˙afna nies m'g˙adhomx ji©u daqshekk af-

fettwati mill-biΩa' li jippruvaw ixerrdu l-PK. Din fil-prinçpju hi˙a©a tajba, fil-fehma tieg˙i, u l-g˙aΩla ˙ielsa fl-elezzjoni hija l-quççata tad-demokrazija. Madankollu, b˙al mal-PK m'g˙andhomx il-monopolju fuq politika

bis-sens f'kull qasam, il-PÛ u l-indipendenti wkoll m'g˙andhomxdan il-monopolju. Min jag˙mel sens f'qasam, min f'ie˙or, u min fl-ebda wie˙ed!L-g˙aΩla dejjem tibqa f'idejna! Ma ninsewx li poplu jkollu l-gvern

li jist˙oqqlu!Imma kura©©, nivvutaw bil-qawwa tal-konvinzjoni f'min nemmnu

li jirrappreΩentana fis-s˙i˙.

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Il-Óadd 29 ta’ Mejju©iet organizzata mill-kumitat taç-Çentru

La Valette fi Blacktown,il-festa presti©©juΩa tal-qaddis Malti San Ìor©Preca, li bdiet b’filmdokumentarju dwar il-˙ajja ta’ Dun Ìor©, kifnafuh a˙na l-Maltin.

Wara li membru tal-Museum qara kummen-tarju dwar il-manswetudni u wkoll©rajja qasira lejliet il mewt ta’ DunÌor© moqrija minn Joyce Dicelis,saret il-quddiesa kkonçelebrataminn Fr Noel Bianco bl-akkumpanjament tal-kor ta’ LaVallette, u li fiha ˙adu sehemukoll, fil-qari Brian u LorraineDicelis u John Caruana, kollhaMaltin tat-tieni generazzjoni.

Fi tmiem il-quddiesa saret il-purçissjoni bl-istatwa tal-qaddis bl-akkumpanjament tal-banda

Maltija Our Lady Queen of Peace.Kienet ferm apprezzata l-preΩenzatal-President tal-MCC is-Sur Man-wel Camilleri u g˙add kbir ta’g˙aqdiet Maltin. Imma l-aktar lispikka s-sehem ta’ g˙add ta’Maltin tat-tieni ©enerazzjoni bit-tfal tag˙hom u anke l-fatt li l-is-tatwa intrefg˙et mit-tfaltal-Maltin.

G˙add kbir ta’ Maltin o˙ra mlewis-sala fejn saret iç-çeremonja likienet organizzata ferm tajjeb. Il-

kumitat jixtieq jirringrazzja lill-g˙aqdiet Maltin u lil kull min g˙inbiex din il-festa fost il-Maltin ta’NSW, tkun success.

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Alexey Ulyukaev, the Russian Ministerfor Economic Development declaredto Maltese Prime Minister Dr. Joseph

Muscat at a bilateral meeting in St Petersburgthat Russia wanted to increase its trade rela-tions, and is also very interested in global in-vestment with Malta.

During the meeting the Russian ministersaid that Russia was prepared to work on atechnical analysis to identify sectors where itcan open collaboration and new opportuni-ties.

On his part, Dr. Muscat, who earlier had aplanned meeting with the Russian DeputyPM Arkady Dvorkovich, said that Malta’s re-lations with Russia have not developed alongthe same lines as those with other countries,for example China with whom Malta hasstrengthened its ties in the past three years,so, he added Russia’s interest in increasing

its com-m e r c i a lties withM a l t am a k e sm o r esense.

The twopolitician’sm e e t i n gwas heldon thes ide l inesof the two-day Inter-n a t i o n a lEconomicForum in St Petersburg that the Maltese PMattended along with a number of leaders, in-cluding United Nations Secretary GeneralBan Ki moon who also addressed the plenarysession, EU Commission President JeanClaude Junker and the only other Prime Min-ister from a European country, Italy’s PrimeMinister Matteo Renzi.

Dr. Muscat was one of the speakers at theForum that dealt with the distribution of eco-nomic wealth in order to reduce inequality.The Forum, an annual event, which was cel-

ebrating its 20th anniversary, brings togetherabout 1,000 top names made up of heads ofstate and governments, political leaders,leading experts and global company execu-tives. During it a number of agreements areconcluded between multinational companiesand Governments.

While Dr. Joseph Muscat was in St Pe-tersburg, he was interviewed by the

prestigious Bloomberg Television about thepossibility that Britain votes toleave the EU.

He said that the practicalchanges that would ensueshould Britain choose to leavethe EU are not being discussedproperly within Britain itself,and that whatever happens, thechanges need to be made.

He believed that the cam-paign was being written-offway too early. “What is defi-nite is that the debate in theUK has not really focused onwhat happens if the UK de-cides to leave the EU,” hesaid.

Whatever the result may be following thereferendum, Dr Muscat said that “most EUmember state Cabinets will host meetings,results will be discussed and we will bepreparing for the EU Council meeting onTuesday. Whatever happens some changesneed to take place.Asked about what will happen to the Coun-

cil Presidency, seeing as Britain is scheduledto take over following Malta in June 2017, DrMuscat said that was a minor detail, and thatanother country can takeover beforehand.

“That’s not the issue – what relationshipdoes the UK want to have with the EU?Does it want access to the single market? Ifso, that comes with certain obligations. Whathappens if this generation wants out and thenext wants in? They would not have thesame deal on the table,” Dr. Muscat said.

By the end of April this year, from atotal of 143 individuals that success-

fully completed Malta’s “citizenship byinvestment” scheme (IIP) spent more than€25.5 million in property acquisitions inMalta, while others have rented propertiesin Malta amounting to a total investmentof €12.2 million over five-year period.

Replying to a Parliamentary question,Minister Owen Bonnici said that thiswould have a positive impact on our econ-omy.

A number of applicants of the IIP (23)have set up companies in Malta. The totalnumber of companies set up amounts to27, and there might have been other com-panies that the agency is not informed of. The Minister added that ever since the In-

dividual Investors Programme started, 68non-governmental organisations and phil-anthropic organisations have benefittedfrom a prerequisite for IIP applicants tomake donations to NGOs and philan-thropic associations. The donations to-talled €791,900. He did not excludefurther contributions that Identity Maltawas not informed about. Since its introduction in 2014, there havebeen 1,208 applications for residency inMalta; 667 have applied for citizenshipand some 320 applications are still beingevaluated.

The New York Times named Malta in third place among the “52 Places to go in 2016”list in its Sunday Travel Section, describing Malta as, “An affordable Mediterranean

playground with a superb climate, sublime beaches, megalithic temples and a distinctivecrossroads culture.”Among Malta’s attractions it named three UNESCO World Heritage Sites and also stated

the island’s capital, Valletta, has been named the European Capital of Culture 2018.It further described the Maltese Archipelago as being made up of three inhabited islands

that visitors should explore, they being, Malta, “home to buzzing Valletta, a UNESCOWorld Heritage city of stunning limestone buildings; Gozo, more tranquil and with adramatic coastline filled with great spots for diving; and idyllic, car-free Comino, whichhas one hotel and few residents.”Since re-establishing a Malta Tourism Authority presence in the US two years ago, the

Malta Tourism Authority has seen an increase in the number of Americans visitingMalta, and this article in such a prestigious newspaper, Malta is bound to lure even morevisitors from the US to discover the ‘hidden gem’ of the Mediterranean.

Meanwhile, according to NSO, total inbound visitors to Malta from January to Aprilamounted to 446,226, an increase of 11.1 per cent over the same period in 2015. Totalnights spent by inbound tourists went up by 9.3 per cent, surpassing 3.1 million nights.Total tourism expenditure during the same period was estimated at €332.5 million, that

is, 7.0 per cent higher than that recorded for 2015. Total expenditure per capita stood at€745, a decrease of 3.7 per cent when compared to 2015

NYT names Malta third best place US citizens should visit

Roundup of News About Malta


Russia wants to increase

trade relations with Malta

IIP applicantshave purchased €25m of property

Malta PM interviewed aboutBrexit on Bloomberg TV

Dr. Joseph Muscat dring hisinterview on Bloomberg TV


Roundup of News About Malta

Action plan to give new life to Valletta

The transition of management process atthe Gozo, St Luke’s and Karen GrechRehabilitation hospitals from the gov-

ernment to Vitals Global Healthcare is under-

way with the complete management takeoverexpected to take between 30 and 60 days.

Vitals who have a medical services agree-ment with Harvard University’s PartnersHealthcare giving assurances of the provisionof better medical services to patients andalong with the government, also pledging thatsuch services given to the Maltese citizenswould remain free of charge.

Employees will remain government‘s withcurrent government wages. There will also bean investment of €40 million in new equip-ment while a further €180 million would beinvested in the hospitls’ infrastructure withwork commencing in the coming days.

At the signing of the agreement with VitalsGroup Healthcare director Ram Tumuluri,Health Minister by Dr Chris Fearne said thatthe €220 million project that Vitals have takenup for a 30-year period means that all currentemployees would be retained, while an addi-tion 1,000 new employment opportunitieswould also be created. A radical push towardsmedical tourism will also be given.Speaking on behalf of Vitals Group, Mr Tu-

muluri said that the whole project on the threehospitals is due for completion by July 2018.Gozo Hospital which will be linked to Bartsmedical school will start engaging interna-tional students as of September next year.

Govt. signs agreement for VGH to takeover management of new hospitals

The government has launcheda new document that in-cludes an action plan aimed

at the regeneration of Malta’s cap-ital, Valletta that is also targeted atattracting more people to take upresidence in the city. Unveiling thedocument, permanent SecretaryMario Cutajar and Planning Au-thority Chairman CEO JohanButtigieg said that the new docu-ment would be open for publicconsultation.

Mr Cutajar said that the strategystarted off as a master plan, but thencollated into an action plan. Thedrafting of the document includedconsultation with various entities.“Valletta is a UNESCO world her-

itage site, but that does not meanthat we can look at the city as a museum,and the plan seeks to regenerate the city be-yond 2018, when it will be the EU’s capitalof culture,” Cutajar said, adding that theplan sought to reinstate it as an entertain-ment hub. He pointed out that the city currently has

an ageing population with many of the res-idents in the 60+ category, so the aim ofthe strategy is to give Valletta a new leaseof life in its culture, residential, commer-cial and administrative sectors. He saidthat one of the foremost plans is that ofmaking the city more attractive for newresidents by offering them incentives, andfor this to happen Valletta has to becomemore accessible to new residents from dif-ferent spheres to make it a more habitableenvironment. Currently 75% of Valletta’s properties are

hired out on a rental basis, so the plan in-cludes urban planning to encourage moreresidents to move to the city. Mr Buttigieg said, “We want to give Val-

letta a new life, and to spread the idea thatit is not just a city where people go towork, but a place where people can live.” He added that it was important for the re-

generation plan to look at all the city’s di-versities and therefore should be an all-en-compassing plan taking into account theinformation gathered, and should be aflexible plan adapted to change

Chris Cardona, the Minister for theEconomy, Investment and Small Busi-

ness in the current Labour government inMalta (pictured right), has been electedLP’s deputy leader for party affairs with389 votes, winning a three-horse race withJustice Minister Owen Bonnici and DrStefan Zrinzo Azzopardi in a run off.Cardona, 44, and Bonnici managed most

votes on the first day of voting but nonehad gained the required 51%, thereforeZrinzo Azzopardi was eliminated and theother two faced-off on the next day. Car-dona eventually won by garnering 389votes, that is, 53.4% of the votes cast, toBonnici’s 339.

In his first comments to the media, Dr

Cardonasaid thePL mustn o wfocus onbuildingbridgesboth in-ternallyand ex-ternally,and thatthe en-t h u s i -asm shown during the election campaignwould be used to ensure both a strongparty and strong government.

Dr. Chris Cardona elected Labour’sDeputy leader for party affairs

According to the Planning Authority, thenext step is that of introducing the city tobetter management. The strategic plan isexpected to commence with a pilot proj-ect.

an artist’s impression of theprojected Gozo Hospital

Fl-2014 f’Malta ng˙ataw 314-il çittadi-nanza lil persuni ta’ nazzjonalita` bar-

ranija, u kienu l-IngliΩi l-iktar li kisbuha.Fil-fatt 29.6% minn dawn kienu ©ejjin

mir-Renju Unit, segwiti mit-Taljanib’10.2% u r-Russi 7%. B’kollox, 52% ta’dawk li kisbu ç-çittadinanza Maltija kienu©ejjin minn pajjiΩi tal-Unjoni Ewropea, fil-waqt li 47% le.

Fl-Unjoni Ewropea kollha ng˙ataw889,000 çittadinanza b’10.4% jkunu g˙alçittadini mill-Marokk, 4.6% mill-Albanijau 4.2% g˙al çittadini mit-Turkija.

Forsi l-aktar li nkiteb dwar iç-çittadi-nanza kien fl-2014 meta l-Gvern introduçal-iskema mag˙rufa b˙ala l-IIP, ji©ifieri dikli barrani seta’ jikseb iç-çittadinanza billij˙allas somma ta’ flus u josserva g˙add ta’kundizjonijiet o˙ra, fosthom li jinvesti f’-Malta.

Madankollu, dik is-sena kienet wa˙damill-inqas snin li persuni ta’ nazzjonalita’barranija ng˙ataw iç-çittadinanza. L-akbar

g˙add kien fl-2009 meta ng˙ataw aktarminn 800 çittadinanza.

Aktar kmieni f’dan ix-xahar ta’ Ìunju©iet iççelebrata t-tifkira tal-irvellijietMaltin tas-7 ta’ Ìunju 1919, mag˙ruf bl-isem Taljan tas-Sette Giugno. Attwal-ment kien hemm min irrimarka g˙aliexdin hija l-unika festa Nazzjonali lig˙andha isimha bit-Taljan u g˙ax maniktbuhiex bil-Malti u nsejj˙ulha s-Sebg˙a ta’ Ìunju.Attwalment l-isem ta’ fuq il-monument

li hemm il-Belt insibuh bil-Malti,g˙alkemm imbag˙ad dak li hemm fiç-çimiterju huwa bit-Taljan. Hemm min©ab ra©unijiet storiçi g˙al dan g˙axsostna li dan l-inçident kien ing˙ata l-isem bit-Taljan g˙ax dakinhar dan l-ilsienkien ilsien dominanti fil-GΩejjer Maltin,kif ukoll dan huwa isem tradizzjonali.

Sintendi kien hemm o˙rajn ma qablux.Fil-fehma tieg˙i huwa diffiçli li tibdeltradizzjoni, u probabbli, anke jekk jin-g˙ata l-isem bil-Malti, irid jg˙addi Ω-Ωmien qabel il-poplu jibda juΩa l-verΩjoniMaltija. EΩempju çar: Triq ir-Repubblika˙adet post l-isem Kingsway... imma,minkejja li g˙addew daqshekk snin, xorta˙afna Maltin g˙adhom isejj˙u din it-triqewlenija fil-belt Valletta ‘strada rjali’

Diskussjoni o˙ra li g˙adha g˙addejjab˙alissa hija propju dwar il-Monument lijfakkar l-avveniment tas-7 ta’ Ìunju.

Ftit tas-snin ilu dan kien tne˙˙a minn-Pjazza San Ìor© (quddiem il-Palazz tal-President) u wara xhur mitluq f’garaxxtal-Gvern ittie˙ed (forsi wie˙ed jista’jg˙id ‘indifen’) fil-Ìnien Hastings (manafx kif g˙adu ˙add ma lmenta g˙aliexdan il-©nien baqa’ msemmi g˙al Gver-natur IngliΩ).

Issa nfet˙et kampanjaqawwija biex dan il-Monument jitne˙˙aminn dan il-©nien ujitpo©©a f’post aktarprominenti u xieraq.

Sintendi malli nfet˙etdin il-kampanja bdewjissemmew diversi pos-tijiet fil-Belt bl-awtorita-jiet jift˙u konsultazzjonidwar dan. Il-©urnal ta’kull nhar ta’ Óadd, Illum©abar l-aktar postijietimsemmijja u g˙amelspeçi ta’ st˙arri© dwarx’jixtieq il-poplu.

Wara l-©urnal ippubb-lika r-riΩultat tal-misto-qsija, li kienet: Fejnta˙seb li g˙andu jkun il-post il-©did g˙all-monu-ment li jikkommemoras-Sette Giugno?

B˙alissa r-riΩultat ta’ dan l-ist˙arri© huhekk:Pjazza Kastilja: 7.49% Faççata tal-Bibljoteka minflok il-mon-ument tar-Re©ina Vittoria: 16.18% Pjazza San Ìor© 28.07% Quddiem il-Parlament 36.36% Jibqa’ fejn hu f’Hastings 11.9%

Huwa çar li l-aktar postijiet msemmi-jja huma Pjazza San Ìor© u Quddiem il-Parlament.

Fil-fehma tieg˙i dawn huma l-aktarpostijiet addattati g˙al dan il-Monument,billi jekk wie˙ed i˙ares lejn l-istorja ta’pajjiΩna, dan l-avveniment - il-qawmien


Iç-çittadinanza Maltija u l-Unjoni Ewropea

Is-Sette Giugno

tal-Maltin fl-1919 - kellu kontribut qawwibiex Malta ng˙atat Kostituzzjoni li per-mezz tag˙ha l-GΩejjer Maltin kisbu s-SelfGovernment u g˙alhekk l-ewwel Gvern uParlament Malti. G˙alhekk hu xieraq li dan il-Monument

ikun qrib il-post fejn jiltaqa’ l-ParalmentMalti.

Personalment nippreferi l-Pjazza qud-diem fejn jiltaqa’ l-Parlament illum....f’ri©lejn wie˙ed mit-tur©ien li hemm fid-d˙ul tal-Belt, g˙alkemm hemm min jg˙idli dan g˙andu jsir fin-na˙a ta’ fuq tat-tara©li mid-d˙ul tal-belt jag˙ti g˙all-Kastilja.Ma tantx naqbel ghax hemm xorta jitlefmill-prominenza tieg˙u

Iç-çittadinanza Maltija mog˙tija lil residenti tal-UE u o˙rajn mhux residenti tal-UE

B˙alissa f’Malta, b˙al f’˙afna pajjiΩi o˙ratal-Ewropa, qed ja˙kem id-deni tal-

Kampjonat Ewro 2016 li qed jintlag˙ab fiFranza, u biex nibqa’ bit-tema tal-futbol,hawn min qed ibassar li fil-poltika Maltija,jista’ jkollna awto-gowl.

Infatti bdew jidhru kitbiet minn esponentital-Partit Nazzjonalista jsejj˙u lit-tmexxijatal-Partit ma jissoktawx jindehsu ΩΩejjed ma

Mannekin

G˙al darb’o˙ra ...


Malta bl-akbar tkabbir fl-impjiegi fl-UE• Statistika ma˙ru©a mill-Eurostat tindika li l-©id nazzjonaliras g˙al ras ta’ Malta la˙aq id-89% tal-medja Ewropea. Dan huwal-og˙la livell g˙al pajjiΩna osservat kemm ilha ssir din l-analiΩimill-a©enzija Ewropea tal-istatistika. Bejn l-2010 u l-2012 il-ġidnazzjonali ras g˙al ras ta’ Malta kien waqa’ minn 86% tal-medjaEwropea g˙al 84%.• Fl-ewwel kwart tal-2016 l-impjiegi f’Malta kienu 3.7% og˙lamill-istess perjodu ta’ sen’ilu. B’hekk, g˙al darb’o˙ra, pajjiΩnakellu l-aqwa tkabbir fl-impjiegi fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Din Ωieda im-pressjonanti meta wie˙ed iqis li fost il-pajjiΩi membri tal-Unjoni

Ewropea t-tkabbir fl-impjiegi kien ila˙˙aq il-1.4%. • Issa li l-ista©un tat-turiΩmu dalwaqt ikun fl-aqwa tieg˙u, l-Uf-fiççju tal-Affarraijiet Barranin IngliΩ, ˙are© iwissi liç-çittadini In-gliΩi biex joqog˙du attenti ˙afna meta ji©u biex jag˙Ωlu il-pajjiΩfejn se jmorru jqattg˙u l-btajjel tag˙hom. IΩda din it-twissija g˙alMalta swiet ˙afna biex t˙ajjar aktar turisti IngliΩi li jΩuru l-GΩejjerMaltin. Dan min˙abba li skont dan l-Uffiçcju Malta “is one of thesafest places to visit on holiday during summer.”

IΩ-Ωew© pajjiΩi Ewropej l-o˙ra msemmijja ma’ Malta huma l-Is-landa u s-Slovenja.

Se nikkwota lill-Isqof ta’ G˙awdex,Mons Mario Grech (fl-istampa xellug):

"B˙ala regola, dawk li huma divorzjati umiΩΩew©a mill-©did ma jistg˙ux jirçievu s-sagramenti; imma l-Papa jg˙id li“min˙abba l-kundizzjonamenti u l-fatturiattenwanti, hu possibbli li, f’sitwazzjonio©©ettiva ta’ dnub – li mhijiex su©©ettiva-ment ˙atja jew mhijiex ˙atja b’mod s˙i˙ –wie˙ed jista’ jg˙ix fil-grazzja ta’ Alla, jista’j˙obb, u jista’ anki jikber fil-˙ajja tal-graz-zja u tal-im˙abba, huwa u jirçievi l-g˙aj-nuna tal-Knisja g˙al dan il-g˙an” (305).

“F’çeri kaΩi, din l-g˙ajnuna tista’ tkunanki l-g˙ajnuna tas-sagramenti. G˙aldaqs-tant infakkar lis-saçerdoti li l-kon-fessjonarju m’g˙andux ikun sala tat-torturaimma l-post tal-miΩerikordja tal-Mulej. “Bl-istess mod, nirrimarka li l-Ewkaristija

mhijiex il-premju tal-perfetti, imma hi d-duwa b’sa˙˙itha u ikel g˙ad-dg˙ajfin”(305, nota 351). G˙al dawk li g˙andhomdubju jekk din l-EΩortazzjoni bidlitx id-dixxiplina li tirregola ç-çelebrazzjoni tas-sagramenti u l-persuni divorzjati umiΩΩew©a mill-©did, infakkar li g˙al misto-qsija li saritlu dwar dan is-su©©ett fil-kon-ferenza stampa waqt li kien qed jirritornaminn Lesvos g˙al Ruma, il-Papa Fran©iskuwiegeb: “Iva”.

Aktar l-isfel irrakkomanda lill-kleru:“Nirrakkomanda li ˙add ma ja˙rab minn

din ir-responsabbiltà u li ˙add ma jittrattadawn il-persuni b’mod le©©er. La huwa l-kaΩ li nkeççu dawn il-persuni mill-kon-fessjonarju u lanqas huwa kaΩ li na˙arqut-tappi tal-proçess tad-dixxerniment unibag˙tu l-messa©© li xejn mhu xejn. Marridux inkunu ri©idi imma lanqas no˙olqumorali doppja.”Ara ftit x’kien jing˙ad li kieku dan il-kliem

intqal xi snin ilu..... g˙akemm ejja ng˙iduhakif inhi xorta na˙seb li kien hemm xi tradiz-zjonalisti, forsi mhux daqshekk fil-miftu˙,li ma tanrx g˙addew kummenti sbie˙ dwardak li ntqal mill-Isqof.

Ìenitur wie˙edG˙andna t-tendenza li nsemmu s-single

mother, imma rari tisma’ min jg˙id sin-gle father. Imma mill-a˙˙ar statistika li˙ar©et sar mag˙ruf li kwaΩi wie˙ed minn kull©enitur single f'pajjiΩna rre©istrat mad-Dipar-timent tas-Sigurtà Soçjali huwa ra©el. Minn10,913 ©enitur irre©istrat b˙ala single parent,

2,574 huwa ra©el u 8,339 huma nisa, ji©ifieriftit iktar minn 76%.

L-aktar lokalità li fiha persuni meqjusab˙ala ©enitur wie˙ed hija San Pawl il-Ba˙arb'680 ©enitur (212-il missier u 468 omm). It-tieni lokalità hija Birkirkara b'total ta' 619 lijinkludu 113-il missier u 506 ommijiet.Dawn l-10,913 kollha jirçievu l-allowancetat-tfal mill-istess Dipartiment.

X’kummenti tg˙adduli kieku kelli niktebli kultant lill-Isqof inxebb˙u ma man-

nekin? Na˙seb li jkun hemm ˙afna li jaqbΩu fuqi

u jg˙idu li qed naqbeΩ il-limiti ©urnalistiçi,li jien anti-klerikali, eçç, eçç.IΩda kien l-Isqof Grech innifsu li stqarr li

kultant meta kien ikun mistieden biexjag˙mel il-pani©irku tal-festa kien i˙ossudonnu mannekin.

“Jien kultant in˙ossni qisni mannekin.Ilibbsuni ˙afna imbarazz (ilbies litur©iku lifis-sajf joqtlok) u jkunu jriduni b˙ala partimit-tiΩjin tal-festa u jien g˙edtilhom lim’iniex lest inkun parti mit-tiΩjin tal-festa.”Ta min jg˙id li l-Isqof Grech g˙al dawn l-

a˙˙ar tmien snin ma baqax jaççetta ste-diniet biex jag˙mel il-pani©ierki fil-festi. Waqaf g˙ax kien i˙ossu mannekin?“Le, waqaft g˙ax jien ippruvajt nag˙ti l-

˙obΩ u w˙ud mill-komunitajiet qaluli li l-˙obΩ tieg˙i ma jriduhx. Kemm se ddumtisma’ li ma jridux minn dan it-tip ta’ ˙obΩ?Kien jiswieli sajf ta’ sagrifiççju u kienhemm min g˙adu jippreferi ˙afna g˙ajjat ukliem vojt milli ˙a©a aktar sostanzjali uwaqaft wara tmien snin...”

U na˙seb li fihmtu x’ried jg˙id bil-kliem“˙obΩ”... u na˙seb li ma kienux jaççettawdan il-‘˙obΩ’ g˙ax lil çerti nies kienjolqothom fil-la˙am il-˙aj.

... u fuq nota tajba:

Awtogowl politiku? Marlene Farrugia li ˙abbret it-twaqqif tal-Partit Demokratiku. Qed isostnu li fuq kollox Farrugia qed aktar

tattira voti li jistg˙u jintreb˙u mill-PartitNazzjonalista milli dak Laburista. Ma nafx jekk il-floaters li fl-a˙˙ar elezzjoni

vvutaw lill-Partit Laburista u qed jer©a’ jib-dielhom jiddeçiedu li jivvutaw g˙all-Partitil-©did, imma jekk ikun hekk, in-Nazzjonal-isti g˙andhom g˙ax jit˙assbu g˙ax jonqsil-hom iç-çans li jirb˙u l-elezzjoni li jmiss.

The Baird government will offer refugeesa priority pathway to public service jobs

in a new commitment that puts it at oddswith recent comments by federal Immigra-tion Minister Peter Dutton.At least 100 public sector jobs will be created

for refugees over the next 12 months. Al-though the scheme has been designed to assistthe additional intake of refugees fleeing con-flict in Syria and Iraq, all refugees who arrivedafter December 2015 are eligible.

The NSW Co-ordinator General forRefugee Resettlement, Peter Shergold said,“No refugee comes here wanting to live offwelfare. They all want to build new lives fortheir family.”

The move stands in contrast to commentsmade by Immigration Minister Mr. Dutton,who said "illiterate and innumerate" refugees"would be taking Australian jobs" or "lan-guish" on the dole.

Professor Shergold said the NSW govern-

ment was the single largest employer in thestate, and wanted to lead the way in offeringjobs to newly arrived refugees.

The NSW public sector's workforce diver-sity rules have been changed to categorisehumanitarian visa holders in the same wayas disabled or Indigenous job candidates.“It will be open to anyone who arrives as a

refugee, from December last year, and theycan apply during their first five years here,”Professor Shergold said.

NSW settles 4,000-5,000 refugees a year,and will additionally resettle half of the12,000 Syrian intake pledged by formerPrime Minister Tony Abbott. Shergold said most of the 6,000 Syrians and

Iraqis to be settled in NSW will be children,with only 15,00 adults expected, of which800 were likely to be looking for work.“Although there will be refugees who arrive

that do not have English language skills ordo not have trade skills, there will be signif-icant numbers who do,” he said.“Refugees in Australia are given good sup-port in their first few months, but what theyreally want most of all for their children iseducation and what they want for themselvesand their older children is to find a way toget jobs. The more they pay their taxes, themore they contribute to Australian society.”

As we go to press, the Federal elec-tion in Australia is only days away.An election to determine all 226

members of the 45th Parliament of Aus-tralia will take place on Saturday July 2after an extended eight-week official cam-paign period. It is the first double dissolu-tion since the 1987 election; 15.6 millionare ready to vote

Elections in Australia use a full-prefer-ential system in one vote, one value sin-gle-member seats for the 150-memberHouse of Representatives (lower house)and is changing from full-preferentialgroup voting tickets to an optional-prefer-ential single transferable vote system ofproportional representation in the 76-member Senate (upper house). Voting iscompulsory.

By Westminster convention, but subjectto constitutional constraints, the decisionas to the type of election and its date is forthe Prime Minister, who advises the gov-ernor-general to set the process in motionby dissolving the lower or both house(s)and issuing writs for election.

The Coalition (Liberal & National Par-ties) won the 2013 federal election with 90of the 150 seats in the House of Represen-tatives, on a swing of 17 seats or 3.6 pointson a two-party basis, defeating the six-yearLabor government. Labor holds 55 seats,

and crossbenchers hold the remaining five.The Abbott government was sworn in to

office on September 18 2013. Kevin Ruddresigned as Labor's leader following thedefeat of the party. Chris Bowen becamethe interim leader in the approach to aleadership election. Two candidates, An-thony Albanese and Bill Shorten, declaredtheir candidacy; Shorten was declared thewinner on October 13 2013.

The Voice of the Maltese is not making

any predictions but it is likely that wecould have a repeat of the 1998 result inwhich Kim Beazley (Labor) won the pop-ular vote but failed to gain enough seats toform a government. Labor is chasing a 4.4per cent swing to win the 21 seats it needsfor the required 76-seat majority.We urge all our readers to go and vote on

July 2. Let us all exercise our democraticright by electing the government we de-serve.

A quick glimpse at AustraliaA quick glimpse at Australia


Australia decides on July 2

At odds with the Immigration Minister

Incumbent Malcolm Turn-bull (left) and Bill Shortenvying for Aussie power

In a warning against economic complacency, the Aus-tralian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in an in-terview with Peter Hartcher of Fairfax Media: “you

only have to look at some of the resource-dependent coun-tries, the oil states to see that having an enormous resourceisn't always a blessing." Australia is in danger of being left behind. Most oil states

are economically backward dictatorships.The comment is reminiscent of Paul Keating's 1986

warning that Australia risked becoming a “banana repub-lic” unless it could rid itself of a resource dependency“cargo cult"”mentality.

Turnbull said that we don't have, post-mining boom, aunique comparative advantage in some sort of physicalasset, so have to make our greatest asset ourselves. Itmeans focussing on enabling Australia's enterprise.He has warned of dark times without reforms. “This is a

time in which we could very easily be left behind. Clearlyyou have to be on the frontier of innovation, got to be moreproductive, more competitive, more open to the big newmarkets, you've got to be able to take advantage of them.”

Former Labor leader and onetime defence minister KimBeazley has cautioned that dramatic changes in military

technology over the next decade could have an impact onAustralia's $50 bn submarine replacement programme, giventhe rapid development of unmanned submersible platformsthat are better able to detect conventional submarines.

Mr Beazley told Fairfax Media from Singapore wherehe was attending the Shangri-La regional defence summit,he was not arguing for the abandonment of the plan to ac-quire 12 new submarines, which was the centrepiece ofthe government's recently-released defence white paper.

But he said: “Technologies in the military sphere areabout to change dramatically, and the comfort that wehave with [contemporary capabilities] … could very wellbecome an obsolete one, well short of the time limit”He said the key questions around defence equipment were“not so much will the money be there, but will the tech-nologies be right … it's a warning flag.”

The Australian Honours are awarded twice yearly, on Australia Dayand for the Queen’s birthday. This year it coincided with the Queen’s90th and the June long weekend.

The Queen’s list celebrates the efforts and achievements of 771 Aus-tralians. There was an overwhelming dominance of male nominees. Ofthe nation’s 13 most eminent honourees, three are women, reflecting agender imbalance in leadership and community roles in Australia’s publiclife.

The Voice has managed to note at least one recipient of Maltese descent.He is Frank Alfred Galea from Douglas Park NSW for services to youth.

Australian air force Cadets commanding officer Frank Galea has spentthe last 15 years giving young people their wings, and now he’s beenawarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

The Douglas Park resident has been a reserve in the Royal AustralianAir Force since 1978, and a commanding officer of cadet squadron 303since 2001. He said he felt very proud to be awarded the accolade as partof the Queen’s birthday honours for service to youth,

“It’s a big surprise and I am very humbled,” he said.“For guys that are in the air force these things mean a lot to us; I’m just

ecstatic.“It’s a very high privilege to know that people think of you that way.”


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The Board of Studies Teaching and Education Standards hasagain warned the Maltese community that the Maltese languageis at risk of suspension due to its very small candidature in 2014

and 2015.The Board of Studies and curriculum and assessment authorities

across Australia have decided that three criteria need to be met to en-sure that continued provision of a language at HSC level.

One of these criteria states that where the national candidature of anationally assessed language falls below a total of 15 students, for eachof three consecutive years, the language subject will be suspended untilsuch time as there is evidence that projected student numbers haverisen significantly.

According to CCAFL, Maltese has been identified as a subject that isat risk of suspension. Should the final 2016 candidature in Maltesealso fall below 15 students nationally, Maltese will be suspended fol-lowing the 2016 HSC examination. The suspension of a language allows students to complete studies cur-

rently undertaken in the HSC.If the Maltese were suspended, it would not be offered as a language

subject from January 2019, and the following would apply:2017 – last year for Year 11 enrolments in Maltese2018 – Maltese not offered at Year 11. Last year for Year 12 enrol-ments and Year 12 examination for Maltese.2019 – Maltese not available as a (insert certificate) course. Students

will not be able to repeat Maltese at year 12.If Maltese is suspended through this process, at some time

later the syllabus for Maltese may be reactivated if docu-mented evidence can be provided to BOSTES of its sus-tainability and viability.The Board of Studies, Teaching and Education Standards

NSW (BOSTES) participates with other curriculum andassessment authorities across Australia in the delivery andassessment of many language subject through the Collab-orative Curriculum and assessment Framework for Lan-guage (CCAFL) Project. This collaboration enables the national provision of small

candidature language subjects for study at year 11 andYear 12 that can be accredited towards the Higher SchoolCertificate (HSC).

We are hopeful that with the co-operation of all Malteselanguage schools in Australia, sufficient students to meetthe stipulated criteria will be sitting for their HCS at year12 this year.

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Among the thousandsthat enlisted with theAustralian Imperial

Force during the First WorldWar, a number of them wereactually migrants who an-swered the call to defend theircountry of adoption. Althoughat the time, the number of Mal-tese in Australia only amoun-ted to a few hundred, about 53of them joined their Australian andNew Zealand mates to fight for ‘Kingand Country’.

Their story is told in abook soon to be publish-ed this year titled ThreeAnzacs from Malta, by DrGiaconda S. Schembrifrom Melbourne. Thebook is further illustratedwith photographs, ex-tracts from a war diaryand original letters.

Dr Schembri told TheVoice of the Maltese thatthe book “is a true storyof friendship, love andloss”. It recounts thejourney of Charles Bo-navia, Waldemar Be-ck and Anthony Xue-reb, three young Mal-tese men, who left theirsmall island for Aus-tralia, hoping for a betterfuture on the other sideof the world.

They soon settled intheir adopted home, se-curing good jobs, forgingnew friendships, and finding love.

Their carefree days did not last asthe sombre clouds of a global wardarken their world. All three wouldbe thrust in one of the deadliest con-flicts humankind had ever seen,

which would destroy a whole gener-ation of youth.From the tiny Mediterranean island

of Malta to the vast Australian con-tinent, to the unforgiving slopes ofGallipoli, and all the way to the

muddy tren-ches in Flan-ders, ´ThreeAnzacs fromMalta´ followsthese youngmen as theycarve out theirdestinies.It is a timeless

story aboutmigration, theheartache ofseparated fam-ilies, war andloss, out ofwhich no oneemerges un-scathed. But itis mainly a

tribute to the tenacity of the humanspirit, even in the face of enormousadversity, and a celebration of thevirtues that transcend borders andtime: courage, friendship and love.

Dr Schembri told The Voice that shewas inspired to write the book afterreading John Mizzi: Gallipoli –TheMalta Connection. She consulted thenational Archives of Australia inCanberra and tracked down familymembers of the men, who providedmemories.

There are 202 members of the Aus-tralian Imperial Force and 72 mem-bers of the New Zealand expedi-tionary Force buried in Malta. The book can be acquired by order-

ing it directly by phone: 0405 534303 or by contacting the author her-self by email: [email protected].

A true storyof friendship,love and loss

Three ANZACS from Malta

By Gioconda S. Schembri

About the author

Gioconda S. Schembri née Mifsud(above) was born in Malta. After

graduating as a Doctor of Laws fromthe University of Malta, she joined thepublic service and for three yearsserved at the Malta High Commission inCanberra as First Secretary, and also asActing High Commissioner for severalmonths.She migrated to Australia in 2002, andworked with the Maltese CommunityCouncil of Victoria, the Australian PublicService, and the Consulate of Malta.She also worked as a freelance transla-tor of the Maltese language.

Her interests are varied. They includehistory, the theatre, music, literature,international politics, travel and craft.She lives in Melbourne with her hus-band Darren and son Thomas.

The three Maltese ANZACS found them-selves in the muddy trenches in Flanders

Three Anzacs from Malta

A true story of friendship, love and loss

Gioconda Schembri



*Jekk trid tiççekja l-kitba, it-tifsir tal-kliem Malti ut-traduzzjoni g˙all-IngliΩ issa tista’ tid˙ol fuq id-dizzjunarju tal-Maltin online. Is-sit huwa: www.maltesedictionary.org.mt

IT-TNAX-IL REGOLA

L-ewwelnett nissoktaw bl-a˙˙arparti tat-12-il regola:

(1) Jekk fuq l-ewwel le˙en tal-kelmajin˙ass l-aççent, bejn u vokali u wkonsonanti, g˙al dak il-le˙enag˙Ωel l-ittra u. EΩ. ûsa’, û©a’, u.

(2) Jekk fuq l-ewwel le˙en tal-kelmama jin˙assx aççent, g˙al dak l-ewwel le˙en bejn uvokali u w konsonanti ag˙Ωel w. EΩ.waddab, werwer, we©g˙a, wasal,w˙ûd, wçû˙, wkòll. Biss jekk dan l-ewwel le˙en jin˙ass qieg˙ed bejnΩew© konsonanti iktbu u: mort lura,intom ukoll, kif uqafna, rajt uçu˙.

(3) Dan il-le˙en jinkiteb bl-ittra kon-sonanti w meta qabel ta˙bat vokali.EΩ. ˙afna wçu˙,˙afna wlied, a˙na wkoll, konnawaqafna, ©ejna we˙idna, malliwasalna.

IT-TLETTAX-IL REGOLA

L-ittra a tas-sura fil-bidu tal-kelmatoqg˙od flok il-konsonanti tal-istessle˙en (fl-G˙arbi alif) u tie˙u wkollil-le˙nijiet ta’ e, i jew o.

Dawn il-le˙nijiet flok a (konso-nanti dg˙ajfa), jaqa’ jew ma jaqaxfuqhom l-aççent, f’taqsima ta’kelma, jistg˙u joqog˙du waravokali o˙ra. G˙alhekk niktbu: kunuâfu, morru èrfg˙u, we©ag˙ni àbti,˙adtlu a˙bar, kienu a˙jar, lewnuà˙dar, ˙wej©i èqdem, oqog˙du òrbtu,iktar u ìktar, sema u àrt, ag˙ma ìΩraq,ir-ru˙ u Alla. Ter©a’ wkoll: ejja i©bìd-hom, morru oqòg˙du, oqog˙duisimg˙úhom.T.ç. L-ittri vokali ta’ bidu l-kelmiet:

afu, erfg˙u, orbtu, i©bidhom, isim-g˙uhom, abti, a˙bar, a˙jar, a˙dar,eqdem, iktar, art, iΩraq, Alla, biççatridhom il-grammatika biex juru s-sura lill-verb u biçça huma ittri li-jsarrfu daqs l-ittri konsonanti l-o˙rali fuqhom tinbena l-kelma; kollhakemm huma mbag˙ad qeg˙dinflok

l-ittra konsonanti dg˙ajfa a u g˙al-hekk f’taqsima ta’ kelma jidhruwkoll wara vokali, jaqa’ jew majaqax laççent fuqhom.

L-ERBATAX-IL REGOLA

Il-kelma ma jistax ikollha ˙liefaççent wie˙ed; u meta tiΩdied b’xisillaba jew b’xi sillabio˙ra, l-aççent ji©i li jmur fuq is-sill-aba ta’ wara u ji©i li jibqa’ floku.

G˙alhekk mill-kelma Màlta, bl-aççent fuq l-ewwel vokali a,g˙andna Maltîn bl-aççent fuq il-vokali i tas-sillaba miΩjuda. Hekkukoll minn òrbot g˙andna orbòtna,minn tálab, talàbna, minn salîb,salìbkom, dej-jem b’aççentwie˙ed.

T.ç. Nistg˙unfissru wkollilli “minbarraminn f’kelmietta’ sillabawa˙da b˙al îdu f’kelmiet lig ˙ a n d h o mlaççent fuq it-tieni sillabab˙al salîb, l-aççent jibqa’floku jekk mal-kelma ti©itmiss vokali ujaqbeΩ fuqlo˙ra jekkmal-kelma ti©ili tmiss konso-nanti”.

EΩ. (1) minnqábad g˙an-dna qàbdu,qàbdek; minnísem g˙andnaìsmi, ìsmek,ìsmu.

(2) minnqábad g˙an-dna qabàdni,qabàdkom, qa-bàdha, qabàd-

Aktar regoli u tag˙rif uffiçjali dwar kif wie˙ed g˙andu jikteb il-Maltima˙ru© mill-Kummissjoni fi ˙dan l-Akkademja tal-Malti. Illumnissoktaw aktar regoli.

Tag˙rif dwaril-kitba Maltija

Biex tikteb Malti tajjebIl-kas akkuΩativ u l-kas dattiv

Illum se nissoktaw dwar il-kas akkuΩativ u l-kas dattiv. L-ewwelnett ng˙addu g˙al regola

o˙r u wara naraw xi mudelli.

It-8 regola: L tad-Dattiv ma ti˙ux Vokalital-Le˙en meta ta˙bat bejn il-Pronomhom u l-Pronomi ha, na, kom, hom.EΩ.: ˙adhomlha, ˙adhomlna, ˙adhomlkom,˙adhomlhom.

MUDELLI TA; KAS DATTIV(verbi li jispiççaw b’konsonanti)

MIET RABAT QATA’ BAGÓAT QIEGÓED

mietlimietlekmietlumitilhamitilnamitilkommitilhom

Ag˙mel uΩu mid-dizzjunarju Malti

Qarrejja li j˙ossu li, jew g˙andhomtalent g˙all-kitba, l-aktar bl-Ilsien

Malti, imma mhux biss, u jkunu jridu likitbiet tag˙hom ji©u ppublikati f’TheVoice of the Maltese, huma m˙e©©ajibag˙tuhomlna f’dan l-indirizz tal-email: [email protected]

Tinteressak il-kitba?

rabtulirabtulekrabtulurabtulharabtulnarabtulkomrabtulhom

rabatlirabatlekrabatlurabtilharabtilnarabtilkomrabtilhom

qatag˙liqatag˙lekqatag˙luqatg˙alhaqatg˙alnaqatg˙alkomqatg˙alhom

qatg˙uliqatg˙ulekqatg˙uluqatg˙ulhaqatg˙ulnaqatg˙ulkomqatg˙ulhom

bag˙tlibag˙atlekbag˙atlubag˙tilhabag˙tilnabag˙tilkombag˙tilhom

bag˙tulibag˙atulekbag˙atulubag˙tulhabag˙tulnabag˙tulkombag˙tulhom

qeg˙edliqeg˙edlekqeg˙edluqeg˙dilhaqeg˙dilnaqeg˙dilkomqeg˙dilhom

qeg˙duliqeg˙dulekqeg˙duluqeg˙dulhaqeg˙dulnaqeg˙dulkomqeg˙dulhom

(verbi li jispiççaw b’konsonanti)

MIETU RABTU

mietulimietulekmietulumitulhamitulnamitulkommitulhom

QATGÓU BAGÓTU QIEGÓDU

hom. (EΩempji ta’ dan wie˙ed jistajsibhom fejn ittratat ”Tiswir il-kelma”).

Aktar regoli fil-˙ar©a ta’ wara

RABAT


Community NewsCommunity News

The Voice of the Maltese onlinemagazine is by far the most

widely read publication amongthe Maltese Diaspora, with sub-scribers from Australia, Canada,the UK England, Scotland, Walesand Northern Ieland), IrelandRep., Belgium, France, Italy, India,the Caribbean island of St Kitts &Nevis. But not only. It is also gain-ing popularity in Malta and itkeeps growing with every issue.

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In response to a number of inquiries,The Voice of the Maltese wishes to

advice that we can now supply hardcopies in colour of our magazine toour readers at a price. So anybody in-terested in acquiring copies of themagazine can communicate with uspersonally or by email to: [email protected].

The magazine can also be deliveredby post at a price to any state. As thecost of postage varies from state tostate, one is kindly requested to getin touch with us to work out the de-tails.

Readers can also request a printedcopy of The Voice of The Maltese

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L-g˙aqdiet tal-Maltin, u/jew min ixtieqjirreklamaw f’The Voice of the Maltese

huma m˙e©©a jg˙arrfu lit-tmexxija ta’ TheVoice minn kmeni. Jekk iridu jibag˙tu ximaterjal g˙all-pubblikazzjoni, jag˙mlu danmil-inqas ©img˙a qabel il-pubblikazzjoni.

Tajjeb li tkun taf

B˙as-soltu qed jorganizzaw l-Ballu ta’ Santa MarijaNhar is-Sibt, 6 ta’ Awissu fis-7.00 p.m.

fil-Balmoral Centre, Balmoral Street, BlacktownIkun hemm ikla ta’ erba’ platti u xorb b˙al birra,inbid, soft drinks, cassata ice-cream, te u kafe.Jie˙du sehem il-Falcons Band u l-mistednin

speçjali Kathlyn Vella u Carmen CauchiDonazzjoni ta: $60.00; Tfal ta˙t it-12 il-sena: $30.00Ikun hemm ukoll marci mill-Banda Maltija O.L.Q.P.

G˙al aktar tag˙rif u xiri ta biljetti çemplu lilAgnes fuq: 9626 6756, Mobile: 0432 714 735Theresa: 9604 3679, Mob: 0432 646 960

IL-GRUPP SANTA MARIJA TA SYDNEYIL-GRUPP SANTA MARIJA TA SYDNEY

9:00 am: Pick-up – Outside Blacktown Workers Club then travel toGreystanes for the second pick up at 9.15am, before heading to Brook-lyn.11 am: Join us for a 3-hour cruise of the spectacular Hawkesbury River! Enjoy morning tea on arrival and a delicious local fish'n'chip lunch onboard as you sit back and see the grand old Hawkesbury at its lazy best.3:00 pm: Stop for Afternoon tea if time permits then board the coach tohead back home.Contact: Lina: 9629 4046; Doris: 0419 420 915; Maggie: 9621 3125; Maria:0431 800 720. Email - [email protected]. PO Box 93, Kellyville 2155

On June 26. Adults $70; Children (4-14yrs) $40

Sunday on the Hawkesbury River Cruise • Jistiednu nisa u r©iel Mal-tin li j˙obbu l-lawn bowlsbiex jing˙aqdu mag˙hom,jie˙du sehem fil-log˙ob ujag˙mlu ˙bieb ©odda.

• Jilqg˙u wkoll lil dawk li jixtiequjitg˙allmu jilag˙bu dan l-isport. Dawnjing˙ataw lezzjonijiet b’xejn.• Jilag˙bu log˙ba lawn bowls darba fix-xahar fir-Rosehill Bowling Club u klabbso˙ra.• G˙al aktar tag˙rif çemplu lis-segretarju,Tony Pace-Feraud (0400 376 607) jew emaillil: [email protected]˙ba li jmiss nhar il-Óadd 10 ta’ Lulju-fis-1.00 p.m. fir-Rosehill Bowling Club.

IL-MALTESE BOWLERSSOCIAL GROUP TA’ NSW


Maltese Radio ProgrammesMELBOURNE, on 3ZZZ 92.3FM or onwww.3zzz.com.au. Mondays 5pm, Fri-days 5pm, Saturdays 10am.; LastWednesday each month at 1pm.

MELBOURNE on 98.9 North West FM,each Friday 6.00 - 7.00p.m. Presenter Em-manuel Brincat.

MELBOURNE: STEREO 974(93180930): 97.4FM Wed (Maltese Mag-azine) & Thursday (Mer˙ba): 6.00pm to8.00 pm Co-ordinator – Ray Anastasi

In SYDNEY, listen to the MCC radioprogrammes on 2GLF FM 89.3. everyThursday 2p.m. to 4p.m. Martese Caru-ana presents Golden Mix. Available ondemand. Follow same procedure as forMCC programmes, except select programein reference.

In BRISBANE listen to the Maltese Pro-gramme on 4EB on Tuesdays 6.00 -8.15am; Sundays 4.15pm to 5.15pm

UNCLE SAM DJ (Maltese Radio) tunein to link: www.unclesamdj.com

Listen to John Borg & Ronnie Borgevery Saturday at 1.00 p.m. on RADIO2RRR 88.5FM or on the Internet -www2rrr.org.au ON DeMAND

The SBS MALTESE NEWS L-A˙barijiet on SBS TV twice a week nationwide Sunday at8.00 am on SBS2 (Chan. 32); Thursdays at 8.00 am on SBS2

Isma’ l-programm tar-radjubil-Malti mill-Kunsill Maltita’ NSW minn fuq l-istaz-

zjon 2GLF 89.3FM.Jista’ wkoll jinstema’ On De-

mand minn fuq l-Internetwww.893fm.com.au

(On Demand >Ethnic >Maltese Council 11am)

Il-programm ta’ sieg˙a nhar ta’ Óadd fil-11.00 a.m. ikun fih l-a˙˙ar a˙barijietminn Malta, muΩika, tag˙rif, kultura,avviΩi u su©©etti ta’ interess g˙all-Maltin

On SBS Radio

Day Time Analogue and Digital

Friday: 12:00-13:00 97.7fm SBS Radio 2Saturday: 14:00-15:00: 97.7fm SBS Radio 2

To tune into digital radio you need a re-ceiver or device with a DAB+ chip. Tuningin is by station name not frequency. Digitalradio can also be heard via digital TV.

SBS Radio 2 is on Channel 38.The radio programmes can be accessed on-line (live or catch up) at sbs.com.au/mal-tese and via mobile phone, using the SBSRadio app. For television news fromMalta - SBS 2 TV on Thursdays andSundays at 8am.

VIVA MALTAVIVA MALTA on COAST FM 96.3Community Radio in Gosford Central

NSW. Aired on Thursdays every fortnight from 6 pm -7 pm. Presenter: Nathalie Gatt.

Web streaming on: www.coastfm.org.au.

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Day Care Maltese Groupsmeetings in NSW

Fairfield Active Maltese SeniorsMeets on the first Tuesday of the Month.Group meets in Parish Hall, cnr of StellaStreet & The Boulevard, Fairfield Heights.Maltese Seniors Central CoastHave to contact our Welfare Officer foran appointment. For all information andreferral matters call Censina Cefai: 02439 000 12 or 0414 267 652Daceyville Maltese Seniors

Meets on the last Wednesday of themonth in the Meeting Room One, No. 3General Bridges Crescent, Daceyville.Note: The Groups also arrange regular Bus TripsJoin us and make new friends.

*(All Groups are Sponsored by The Maltese Community Council of NSW) with theassistance of Multicultural NSW. Please contact the MCC Welfare Officer: MarisaPrevitera JP on 0414 863 123. The MCC offices are at 59b Franklin Street (cornerwith Young St) Parramatta West NSW (next to West Parramatta Primary School).

Merrylands Social Maltese SeniorsMeets every second Friday of themonth; Miller Room, Memorial AvenueMerrylands from 10.30am to 12.30 am

Llandilo Maltese SeniorsMeets on the first Wednesday of eachmonth at the Llandilo Community Hall,Seventh Avenue, from 11am to 1 pm.

Maltese of Bankstown Group meet 3rd Wednesday of the monthat New BCRG offices 15 Kitchner Parade,Bankstown NSW (opposite RSL Club).Every other 3rd Thursday they have anouting. For enquiries call Sam 9534 2357

Greystanes Maltese SeniorsMeets on the second Monday of eachmonth at the George Preca Centre ofOLQP Church, 198 Old Prospect Road,Greystanes from 10 am to 12 noonThe Sutherland & St George

Maltese GroupMeets every First Wednesday of the Monthfrom 10:00am-1:00pm. Meetings/Get To-gethers are interesting, informative & en-tertaining, so come Join us and make newFriendsFor more information contact our Coor-

dinator: Charles Mifsud J.P.Phone (02)9501 5525 – mobile 0421 662 298.

Biex tipproduçi magazine b˙al dan, liwara kollox hu frott tal-passjoni li

g˙andna biex inwasslu t-tag˙rif lill-Maltin barra minn art twelidhom, majin˙tie©x biss xog˙ol u ˙in, imma wkollspejjeΩ. Biex jittaffew u˙ud mill-ispejjeΩnippruvaw insibu sponsors ˙alli jg˙inuna.G˙ad m’g˙andniex biΩΩejjed minnhom,imma bdejna, u ta’ min jag˙tihom ˙ajr. Kull qalb trid o˙ra, g˙alhekk in˙e©©u

lill-qarrejja biex i©ibu dan quddiemg˙ajnejhom u kemm jista’ jkun juΩawis-servizzi u/jew jixtru l-prodotti ta’dawk li qed jirrek-lamaw/jisponsorjawfil-magazine.

Kull qalb trid o˙ra

L-a˙barijiet tal-PBS (Malta)kemm bil-Malti u wkoll bl-IngliΩ

G˙alkemm il-PBS ta’ Malta tforni lill-SBS fl-Awstralja bis-servizz tag˙ha, il-qarrejja huma m˙e©©a wkoll biex x’˙iniridu jid˙lu fil-website:www.tvm.com.mtu jsegwu l-a˙barijiet ta’ Malta, kemmbil-Malti u Il-website tkun a©©ornata l-˙in kollubl-istejjer u l-©rajjiet li jkunu qedise˙˙u f’dak il-˙in.

If you have a story to tellthat you believe couldmake interesting readingand you would like to sha-re it with The Voice of theMaltese readership, get intouch with us by email at: [email protected]

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The Maltese Community Council of NSW is conducting a computer class at Maltese Resource Centre59b Franklin Street, Mays Hill 2145 NSW every Friday between 10.00 am-12.00 For more information

contact Em. Camilleri: 0409 744 376

The Malta Community Chest Fund

MALTESE CHARITY DINNER DANCESaturday July 23, 2016

6.30 p.m. - 11.30 p.m.Grand star receptions

499 Grieve Parade, Altona North. vic 3025

Tickets: Adults $65 Children $40includes 4-coure meal, soft drinks, beer & wine

maltese music - maltese brass band - raffle ticketssilent auctions & major grand auction

enquiries & tickets: contact daniel 0404 096 560; lourdes 0402

813 179; joe 0420 547 696. email: [email protected]

(donations also welcome)

Proudly sponsored by:

METD OUTINGS - 201614th August – St Maria Festa

(Central Coast)$35/pp including morning tea

11th September – Il-Festa tal-Vitorja

(City) $25/pp

5th October - 23rd Anniversary Luncheon

Please support the Maltese Elderly ThanksgivingDay Committee by attending our fund-raising ac-tivities outlined above. For more info, call one ofthe members: Lina: 9629 4046; Doris: 0419 420915; Maggie: 9621 3125; Maria:0431 800 720

email: [email protected] PO Box 93, Kellyville 2155

AUG. 26, 28 (FRI & SUN): Feast masses at Croatian Church,Ardeer.AUG. 27 – SAT.: Dinner Dance at Melrose, Tullamarine SEPT. 17 – SAT.: Get together St Albans.OCT. 23 - SUN.: General meeting at Parkville.OCT. 29 - SAT.: Get together St Albans at Avondale Heights.NOV. 12, 13 (SAT & SUN): Concerts with Renato & Mary RoseMallia (Also featuring the Cittadini from Sydney)DEC. 17 – SAT.: Xmas function at Melrose, Tullamarine.

ST HELENA MALTESE/AUSTRALIAN S.C.ST HELENA MALTESE/AUSTRALIAN S.C.

Events 2016Events 2016

Saint Nicholas Festa Committee

Presents the Feast ofSaints Peter and Paul

Festa L’Imnarja and Lejla fil-Buskett at The Good

Shepherd Parish Hall 130-136 Hyatts RdPlumpton NSW on Sunday July 3

Starting at 12.00 Noon: with Classic Cars &Bikes Display; 1.30pm-6.00pm: Arts &

Crafts, Entertainment & Agriculture DisplaysAlso Music and Singing featuring

Ron Borg, Joe Xuereb &Tony Fenech.

and the Maltese Cultural Association of NSW

More information fromPresident: Joe Fenech –

0412 009 957 orPRO: Emmanuel Vella-045 677 064

La Valette Social Centre Inc.Feast of St Peter and St Paul (L-Imnarja)

175 Walters Road, Blacktown. Tel. 9622 5847

Email: [email protected]. Website: http://www.lavaletteclub.net

The feast is to be celebratedat the Centre on Sunday June

26 starting with Mass at11am in the main hall.

Entertainment to be providedby Sam Mifsud, traditional Maltese folk-lore music (g˙ana), and the participation of OLQP

Band. There will be Jumping Castle for the kids.Bar and kitchen will be open for one’s convenience

There will also be an arts and crafts exhibition,farm animals and fresh produce.

Those wishing to exhibit, hold stalls or seek otherinformation should contact the Centre on 9622

5847 or Joe Abela on 0425206472.

The Maltese Cultural Ass. of NSW Inc.presents...Festa tal-Imnarja - Saturday June 25and Quddiesa bil-Ghana Malti at 1.00pm

(accompanied by the MCA Choir)Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church

4 Bennet Street, WentworthvilleFollowed by entertainment provided by the

Cittadini in the Church HallSpecial Guest Appearances by Joe Apap and Alee

*Art & Craft Exhibition in the Hall from 12 noonRaffles, Chocolate Wheel, Traditional Maltese food & more

Entrance is Free – All welcomeFor more information: Jim Borg 9636 7767

After the round 13 washouts it wasback to business in the PlayStation 4NPL NSW Men’s competition for

Parramatta Eagles and the other teams withthe Eagles disappointingly suffering a heavy2-5 home defeat at the Melita Stadium, butthen showing great character to return totheir best to beat league perennial “enemy”and league runners-up Blacktown City awayby 1-0.On a day of plenty of action and a fair share

of goals and excitement in Round 14, Parra-matta Eagles figured in the match of thatround that unluckily ended in great disap-pointment as they lost 2-5 to Manly United. Despite an evenly contested first half, Par-

ramatta had no answer to an inspired second

half performance by Manly whoseferocious attacking style provedmuch for them.

A volatile challenge from IbrahimHaydar began a downward slide for Parramattaas Manly scored four straight to secure the win.

Gosue Sama’s late strike was mere conso-lation for Parramatta who also scored cour-tesy of Andreas Vais.

Then last Sunday at the Lily Homes Sta-

Borg and Cini win EuropeanTeams Snooker title for Malta


Spor ts Spor ts

For the fourth time,Malta has won the Eu-

ropean Teams SnookerChampionship recentlyheld at the Compensaconcert hall in Vilnius,Lithuania.

The team composed ofAlex Borg and Brian Ciniwon the title by defeatingIreland in the final by 5-3.

Malta had previouslywon the championships inLatvia in 2004, the follow-

ing year in Malta, andthen again nine yearslater, in 2014 in Romania.Alex Borg has the distinc-tion of having formed partof every winning team,while for Cini this was hisfirst international success. Malta’s participation was

made possible thanks tothe Malta Billiards andSnooker Association, andthe help ofSport Maltaand the MOC.

RESULTS - DAY 15

Blacktown C v ParramattaBlackown S. v WollongongSydney O. v SutherlandSydney U v Rockdale APIA v Hakoah CManly U v Bonnyrigg

DAY 14

Parramatta v Manly U Sutherland v Sydney U Bonnyrigg v APIAHakoah v Blacktown S Wollongong v Rockdale Sydney O. v Blacktown C

0-10-01-23-22-33-3

2-52-23-53-20-30-0

Impressive away result forthe Eagles against old rivals

Three wins in a row for George Cross

Leading Parramatta Eagles from cap-tain in the victory over Blacktown

City and even scoring the winning goalwas Josh Symons (right), the naturalsuccessor this season to the captaincyafter the departure of Patrick Gatt.

Josh, a Sydney FC junior before joiningParramatta, told The Voice of the Maltesethat he is proud of his Maltese heritage. Infact he has acquired Maltese citizenship.“I hold a Maltese passport and I am look-

ing forward to one day perhaps play inMalta” Josh said.Josh is hopeful that come September, that

is the end of the season, Parramatta Eagleswould manage a top five placing.

His grandmother, Iris Buhagiar immi-grated to Australia from Birkirkara whenshe was very young.

Josh has been playing for Paramatta Ea-gles for the last three seasons and is veryconfident that this current season couldsee the Eagles fly much higher than lastyear.

Eagles’ captain Josh Symons - He is proud of his Maltese heritage

Josh Symons

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Brian Cini (left) and Alex Borg

dium against their oldest rivals, BlacktownCity FC, and at the end of a very balancedmatch, Parramatta got all three points thanksto a goal by their captain, Josh Symons on78 minutes. It helped them climb to a morerespectable position, in sixth, in the table.

In the PS4 NPL2, after a very disappointingstart to the season, West Sunshine George

Cross’ amazing revival continues by manag-ing three successive wins.In Round 16 they defeated Nunawading City

3-0 that lifted them off the bottom spot, andthen consolidated their standing with Sun-day’s victory at Murray United by 2-0. Theyhowever are still a point behind Werribee inbottom but one place.

Green Gully SC obtained an important 3-2away victory over Avondale in Round 16 tostay in contention for a good challenge forleague honours in the the PS4 NPL champi-onship in Victoria. But then lost their Round17 away tie against Heidelberg United lastSunday by 1-0.They are still well placed to challenge for the

top positions however as they share foruth po-sition in the standing with 29 points.

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